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...Arabs in dynamiting the Hejaz Railway, which was built by the Ottoman Turks to carry Muslim pilgrims from Syria to holy sites and act as a supply route. But one 320-km stretch is still intact, and several times a week you can take the journey between Damascus and Amman, Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike...
...Arabs in dynamiting the Hejaz Railway, which was built by the Ottoman Turks to carry Muslim pilgrims from Syria to holy sites and act as a supply route. But one 320-km stretch is still intact, and several times a week you can take the journey between Damascus and Amman, Jordan (minimum duration is seven hours), passing sites that would have been familiar to Lawrence. Sitting in the sidings at Amman station are coaches recognizable from the era. In its heyday, the train carried up to 300,000 pilgrims to the annual Hajj in Mecca; now only a few passengers...
...Also in Amman, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak showed up for a private five-hour meeting with Hussein. The two moderate Arab leaders had a couple of important items on their agenda: how to reinvigorate the peace process and what to do about the role of Arafat and the P.L.O. in the wake of the Achille Lauro debacle. Later, Mubarak indicated his hope that the P.L.O. leader could be persuaded to stay in line with the objectives of the peace process...
...there were "quite a few positive things" in the Peres speech, notably the reference to an international forum. The same official said that his organization was "pretty confident" that Hussein would never deal directly and independently with Israel. The King and Arafat are expected to meet this week in Amman...
...Bernard Kalb as a "statesmanlike, thoughtful, forward-looking exposition." The U.S., said Kalb, welcomed Peres' reaffirmation of the "urgency" of moving ahead with the peace process. In fact, Washington was involved in helping Peres get his message across. Richard Murphy, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, visited Amman two weeks ago and briefed Hussein on at least the broad outlines of Peres' forthcoming U.N. proposal. Murphy last week returned to New York City and, along with Secretary of State George Shultz, conferred with Peres before the Israeli leader left the U.S. for France...